Roberto Rodríguez

Blue Economy Coordinator at INTEC (Fundación Europea de Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico)

CODE CONTRACT,S.L January 2024 - …
As the Director and Business Developer of the Fish & Seafood Sector, participate in the definition of the strategy, development, execution, and commercial distribution of the product developed by Code Contract, as well as in any other sector of interest.
Code Contract is a digital platform, built with blockchain technology, used by fishing companies to coordinate, automate the request, validation, and storage of all their relevant information autonomously.
SEAFOOD SOUQ GENERAL TRADING LLC March 2023 - …

The world leader digital ecosystem for global seafood trade

At Seafood Souq our mission is to solve the biggest problems in the seafood industry by creating an efficient, resilient, and transparent supply chain, tackling fraud and the exploitation of our oceans.

Our digital ecosystem allows you to order seafood from anywhere in the world with full supply chain traceability.

My responsibility as General Manager SEAFOOD SOUQ EUROPE, is Market Research and Analysis; Strategy Development and Implementation; Sales and Revenue Generation; Customers Relationship Management; Product Innovation and Innovation; Financial Planning and Budgeting; Marketing and Branding; Compliance and Regulation; Reporting and Performance Measurement.
As General Manager SEAFOOD SOUQ EUROPE, I also participate in the Direction Committee of the SEAFOOD SOUQ CORPORATE GROUP.
INTEC European Foundation for Innovation in Agri & Seafood May 2022 - …
The European Foundation for Innovation INTEC - Smartagrifood, is a non-profit organization formed by a team of professionals with high experience in the development of fast-growing companies and startups in the new digital economy, and especially in the agri-food chain, seafood, and technology sectors.
My responsibility as Blue Economy Coordinator is to manage, develop and built up the Blue Economy Strategy of INTEC, in the different social and civil actions, that will be required, representing the Foundation with administrations and the private and public sectors, trying to contribute to build up a more sustainable sea world for our oceans, our communities and companies and specially for the people and seafood workers and their families.
PESCANOVA ESPAÑA,S.L.U. & PESCAFRESCA,S.A.

(NEW PESCANOVA GROUP & PESCANOVA GROUP):

European Seafood Leader May 1995 – March 2022

Vigo (Pontevedra) Spain

Since my nomination as General Manager of Pescafresca,s.a. in May 1995 (DIRECTOR FRESH DIVISION NUEVA PESCANOVA since 11/2015), the team began to learn the fresh and alive seafood business, importing and exporting form European countries first, expanding the operations worldwide since 2000, becoming one of the leaders of the fresh seafood in the South European countries. More than a job, this is a way of live.
Beyond the typical responsibilities of a General Manager, I have focus mainly on the commercial aspects, scouting new markets, opening new customers and suppliers/partners, selecting teammates and agents, looking for the best road to markets, marketing plans, workable logistics and transportation, looking for the more efficiencies and profitability. Motivation of the sales team, building up of the supply & production chain, from the very first beginning up to the final payments of the customers. Dealing with the insurance credit companies, packing stations and aquaculture plants (mainly turbot, alive prawns)